"Having done that, she naturally didn't dare admit it. When she heard that you all were suspecting Shi Wei, she felt even more relieved. She thought that Shi Wei was also the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so even if she was punished, it wouldn't be too severe."
"Unexpectedly, the Madam wanted to kick her out. Chunxiu felt guilty, so she came to me and asked to go to the courtyard to take care of Shi Wei."
Jiang Zhaorong remained calm and collected.
Chunxiu did not ask for the job herself, she was sent by him. However, she is dead now and there is no evidence to prove it. What he said may increase the possibility that Chunxiu committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Jiang Zhaorong sighed softly and continued, "It's also written in the confession. For the past few days, she felt deeply guilty and couldn't sleep, but she still held on to a glimmer of hope. It wasn't until the Dali Temple came to her door and she saw that Shi Wei hadn't returned for several days that she came to her senses. Unable to face Shi Wei, she chose to commit suicide."
Jiang Zhiyu looked at him without blinking.
[Spin, keep spinning, you understand her mental journey so well, you're even more Chunxiu than that Chunxiu!]
Jiang Zhaorong: “…”
"Master Shi, where is Chunxiu's body? Why is there only a confession letter?"
Shi An was sweating profusely when he heard her speak. He smiled flatteringly and said, "Why bother bringing up something like that and polluting Secretary Jiang's eyes? Just hand it over to the coroner."
"You can't say that," Jiang Zhiyu blatantly implied Jiang Zhaorong, "Sometimes, the dead can speak, and what they say is much more believable than that of the living."
Shi An: “…”
He secretly took a breath of cold air.
What's going on between this father and daughter?
He secretly glanced at Jiang Zhaorong, and seeing his gloomy face, he quickly lowered his head.
I had originally thought of letting Jiang Zhaorong come, just to go through the motions, and then I would submit the confession myself. Once the person was released, wouldn't everything be fine?
But the situation is like this now...
Shi An was conflicted, but seeing that Jiang Zhaorong didn't express his opinion, he gritted his teeth and had Chunxiu's body brought in.
There was a dagger stuck in Chunxiu's chest, and her right hand was holding it, and the blood had already solidified.
Jiang Zhiyu looked over and found a clue.
If she really committed suicide, she must have cut from the opposite side of the hand she used to hold things to the direction of the hand she used to hold things, and when she did it, she must have cut along the downward and diagonal direction.
Instead of inserting it straight into the chest like this.
What's more, since people are instinctively afraid of pain during their lifetime, the wounds are generally shallow, and there may be more than one wound.
Jiang Zhiyu squatted beside Chunxiu's body. When Shi An and Jiang Zhaorong relaxed their vigilance, he suddenly raised his hand and pushed the body sideways.
"well--"
Shi An stretched out his hand to stop him, but Jiang Zhiyu had already seen the dagger that pierced Chunxiu's body and laid her down.
It is true.
【There is only one truth! 】
[The scheming frog keeps touching your belly! ]
Jiang Zhiyu met the surprised gazes of Shi An and Jiang Zhaorong and said in a resounding voice, "She didn't commit suicide; someone murdered her!"
Jiang Zhaorong and Shi An both gasped.
Jiang Zhaorong gritted his teeth.
How exactly does it work!
Shi An frowned and said, "Does Secretary Jiang have any evidence? If not, we still have to wait for the coroner to perform an autopsy before we can make a decision."
"Of course there is. The evidence is the dagger on her body."
Jiang Zhiyu pointed at the dagger and repeated his previous reasoning. Then, he turned sideways and pointed at the tip of the knife sticking out of Chunxiu's body: "Such a deep wound that penetrated the body must have been murdered."
"this……"
Shi An was speechless and kept looking at Jiang Zhaorong out of the corner of his eye.
Jiang Zhaorong didn't look at him, but stared at Jiang Zhiyu.
"Master Shi, as far as I know, the guards of the Dali Temple have been guarding in front of Song Shiwei Courtyard. So, how did the murderer avoid the guards and kill Chunxiu?"
Shi An's face changed.
No, the Dali Temple cannot be involved in this mess.
He shouted, "Come here! Bring up those people guarding Song Shiwei's courtyard!"
The guards responded and went forward, bringing all four up in less than half a cup of tea.
There are two main doors, one side door and one back door.
The four guards knelt on the ground.
"Who did you all let into the mansion today? Tell the truth!"
The guards repeatedly cried out in injustice: "Your Excellency, we are guarding the courtyard and dare not let anyone in. In the past, even if someone did enter, we would have to question them several times and search them before letting them in. But today, no one has entered."
Shi An observed their expressions one by one, and Jiang Zhiyu also watched their actions.
Jiang Zhaorong narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing how Taohong's cousin had gotten in. Did he bribe the guards? If so, who did he bribe?
The guard who received Zeng Ju's silver ingots appeared calm on the surface, but his body wrapped in clothes was already tense.
If he had known that the man went in to kill someone, he would not have done it even if he had exchanged the silver for gold!
unlucky!
He cursed in his heart, but didn't dare let anyone see it.
Shi An didn't want to get anything out of this trial, so he said, "Put these people in jail and torture them severely. Make sure they get the truth out of their mouths!"
The guard took the order and led the man away. As he turned around, he heard Jiang Zhiyu say, "Stop."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the people around her to hear. The guard was startled and stopped immediately.
Shi An's face was gloomy. "Jiang Shishu, did you find anything?"
Jiang Zhiyu curled the corners of his lips slightly: "It seems like something fell on the ground."
Upon hearing this, the guard, who was already feeling guilty, covered his chest in panic. He breathed a sigh of relief when he felt something hard between his fingers. Then, he paused.
He raised his head stiffly and saw Jiang Zhiyu looking at him with a smile in her eyes, and a chill suddenly came over him.
Except for Jiang Zhiyu, everyone else also saw his sudden action, their eyes full of surprise and suspicion.
【Hey, it’s a trick. 】
Jiang Zhaorong's eyes were filled with deep thought.
As soon as the guard saw Shi An's expression, he knelt down and cried, "Sir! I was confused for a moment, but I really didn't know he had such intentions. I thought, I thought..."
He took a deep breath, and the other guards all had a bad feeling. Their heartbeats had just quickened a bit when they heard him say, "I thought he was going in to collect some money. Sir, you can ask the others, they all acted in the same way."
Other guards: "..."
Damn it, you are still trying to pull people down, right?
Why not just confess your guilt and give the person away?
What are you doing with them!
Shi An's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Seeing this, the other guards could only kneel down and shout for mercy.
[Wow, this guy is really good at dragging people into trouble.]
Jiang Zhaorong listened to Jiang Zhiyu's inner thoughts and felt inexplicably relieved. With this man's personality, if he knew Zeng Ju's identity, he would have confessed it immediately. However, he didn't say anything and only betrayed his colleagues.
It can be seen that his identity is unknown.
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